Posts tagged with ‘environment’

It’s no secret that the Trump administration wants to neuter the EPA’s ability to enforce our clean air and clean water laws, repeatedly submitting budgets that would dramatically cut the agency’s funding. But for the votes of a key bloc of pro-environment senators – the U.S. Senate’s “Green Firewall”…

To stop President Trump’s and his congressional allies’ assault on human health and the environment, return to America’s founding principles.President Trump and his allies in Congress are pursuing a dangerous agenda that would unravel popular, common-sense protections for clean air, clean water and a stable climate. They think political…

Congress begins official consideration of the nation’s budget this week, and while Capitol Hill ponders our fiscal fate, residents of Florida and our friends and families in Houston, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Caribbean are still desperately attempting to recover from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Our communities are still reeling without adequate food, water or electricity. Lives…

By Lauren KarpinskiThe disastrous Senate “health care” bill, crafted behind closed doors, would result in tens of millions of Americans losing their health insurance. While Trumpcare would limit coverage for those who become sick, the GOP is simultaneously pursuing another bill aimed at making it more likely Americans will get sick…

The budget testimony from the EPA Administrator leaves us wondering who exactly is protecting our environment and health.On the basis of congressional testimony Thursday from our nation’s top environmental steward, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, I can’t help but wonder: Who’s protecting our environment and health?It certainly isn’t…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Denis Dison, NRDC Action Fund | [email protected], (202) 717-8293WASHINGTON (October 19, 2016) -- The NRDC Action Fund today announced its endorsement of Deborah Ross in the race for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, citing her strong environmental record and the need for a pro-environment majority…

One bright spot in this dark presidential election is the political energy it has unleashed in the Latino community. In the streets, on social media, and (ojala) at the polls, the country is seeing that Latinos are a force to be reckoned with. We are organized, values-driven, and committed…

Americans under 30 are far more concerned about climate change and limiting carbon emissions than the general population, so it doesn’t make sense that recent polls show close to 20 percent of millennials say they’re planning to vote for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson. A vote for Johnson will benefit…

Are you registered to vote?Election Day is just around the corner, and this year, your vote will help fight climate change and keep American families healthy and safe. If we don’t vote, we could have a president who rips up the historic Paris Agreement, our only chance at avoiding…